Artist uses a computer model of his face to get a French National ID

Re:Artist uses a computer model of his face to get a French ... by pinum on Saturday June 17, 2017 @03:02PM (#14577229)

I'm surprised passport offices don't care more about photo quality. I submitted a reasonably clear photo with good contrast correct colour balance, and the image on my UK passport (both printed and on the chip) is blurry, washed out, and badly tinted yellow/green.

I guess they scanned it in with crappy settings and didn't care enough to fix it.

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Re:Artist uses a computer model of his face to get a French ... by TheRealPomax on Saturday June 17, 2017 @03:10PM (#14577262)

To be fair, if you see what they turn it into on the card itself, "quality" is not a selecting criterium. It's pretty much purely "contrast" and "framing" to make sure your entire face ends up on the fact, with enough contrast that a two-tone presentation still looks vaguely recognizable.

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